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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent global health challenge that threatens our healthcare system and many of the advances of modern medicine...
Supervisor: Dr Nenad Macesic

Our lives are constructed in narrative and the illness narrative in particular, forms an important part of that story. This project will, through...
Supervisor: Dr Margaret Simmons

Each year, one in three Australians aged over 65 falls. As the incidence of falls and fall-related injury increases, the likelihood of admission to...

Health professional education is renowned for its rigorous demands and high-stakes environment, which often places significant stress on students....
Supervisor: Dr Md Nazmul Karim

This project examines how weight gain is affected by stress and the bidirectional relationship between mind and body in stress, metabolism, comfort...
Supervisor: Dr Kevin Lee

Eukaryotic transcriptional co-activators are multi-subunit complexes that both modify chromatin and recognize histone modifications to control gene...
Supervisor: Dr Dominika Elmlund

Ischaemic stroke results from occlusion of the cerebral circulation. Clot removal has been shown to be effective in reducing disability associated...
Supervisor: Professor Thanh Phan

The immune system comprises a variety of effector cells that are uniquely poised to recognize infected or transformed cells. However, the capacity of...
Supervisor: Dr Richard Berry

The majority of cancer deaths are attributed to metastases rather than the primary tumour. Therefore, the development of new therapeutics targeting...

Viruses and pathogens are part of day-to-day encounters that the immune system needs to deal with. How the immune system “sees”, recognises and...

Perforin and the Complement Membrane Attack Complex (MAC) are related pore forming immune effectors that are deployed by the immune system to...

In this project, in collaboration with Professor Ross Hannan (ANU), we will study the structure of Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) in complex with...

The Myeloma and Related Diseases Registry (MRDR) is an internationally-recognised clinical quality database holding demographic, diagnostic,...
Supervisor: Dr Elizabeth Moore

We offer students an exciting opportunity to undertake translational research to improve treatment and control of STIs and genital infections,...

We offer students an exciting opportunity to undertake translational research to improve treatment & control of STIs and genital infections,...
Supervisor: Dr Lenka Vodstrcil

There is a need to identify WHY fall and fracture risk is increased among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal and Torres...
Supervisor: Dr Ayse Zengin

SAGA’s many functions are essential for normal embryo development in flies and mice. Mutation or altered expression of SAGA subunits are associated...
Supervisor: Dr Hans Elmlund

How do muscle stem cells form in the first place and what signals and cues coordinate their formation.

Many individuals with an acquired brain injury, such as a stroke or ‎traumatic brain injury, experience significant and long lasting ‎physical,...

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is typically associated with relatively mild skin or throat infections but may also progress to extremely dangerous...
Supervisor: Dr Danika Hill

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